During the past two weeks in class we have done a lab to measure: speed,battery discharge, mass, power level, time, acceleration, gravity, height, mgh, and power used. During this experiment we used the lego mindstorm to power to motor that was connected to several 20g weights.
During the experiment my partners, Sarah and Brandon, and I just changed the amount of power and the mass and observed how different variables changes other variables such as acceleration, speed, and time.
Day One of Experiment:
Day Two of Experiment:
Through this experiment my partners came to the conclusion that the reduction mass increased the acceleration. We also came to the conclusion that decreasing the power decreased the acceleration. While many conclusions can be drawn through this experiment one of the things I learned was that the higher the power level the more energy is used. With those results the conclusion can be made that when power is used to it’s full potential it is more efficient.
Very clear and conclusive ending. I think we both agree that power level, energy consumption, and acceleration are directly related to each other. Meaning that, with the increase of one factor of them, all of the other factors increase as well.
Great blog. The graphs really helped and illustrated in the experiment’s result.
Good job on this experiment I like how you showed pictures
It’s interesting to note that the relationship between the first two graphs is direct, while the last graph concerning mass and acceleration is an inverse relationship because as the mass increases the acceleration decreases. Good work!!
this was a hard experiment due to the lack of excel knownledge but i think we have the same results when we compare them together